Sip #1 – Read Chapter 4 of Ecclesiastes in the NIV translation
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 4 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow for Ecclesiastes, Chapter 5 in the NIV translation.

Ever have one of those days where one thing kind of piled on… then another thing… followed by another thing? Yeah, that was yesterday for me. It was the kind of day that makes one question all sorts of things. It builds character… it tests one’s resolve… it zaps energy… it produces grit… and it makes me relate to our friend, King Solomon. I’m not wired to be a negative thinker, but days like yesterday make me see how people can grow negative and bitter. I shook myself out of it, though, by looking forward to … seeing what’s next on our reading journey.

It’s time to chase Ecclesiastes, Chapter 4… and unpack verses 4-5…

“Fools fold their hands
and ruin themselves.
Better one handful with tranquility
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.”

When I was a kid, and, at times, in my high school years…